Night Riders Lament

C F Well I was out a-ridin C G Graveyard shift midnight till dawn F C The moon was as bright as a reading light G C For a letter from an old friend back home c d e And he asked me F G C c d e Why does he ride for his money F G C Why does he rope for short pay c d e F G He ain't gettin' nowhere C F e d c And he's loosin his share F G C He must have gone crazy out there He tells me Last night he run on to Jenny She's married and has a good life Boy you sure missed the track When you never came back She's the perfect professonals wife And she asked him Well I read up the last of my letter Tore off the stamp for black Jim Billy road up to releave me He just looked at my letter and grinned And he said F G C But they've never seen the Northern Lights F G C Never seen a hawk on the wing F G C F e d c Never seen the spring hit the Great Divide F G C Never heard ol' Camp Cookie sing F C G C Yolel